Lord Byron may be known for being an eccentric playboy, but he didn’t become well-known for this reason alone. Byron was a prominent and influential writer of his era and created long epic poems about comedy, adventure, and loss. His main area of expertise however was, of course, romance.
Also known as George Gordon Byron, his work has influenced so much of how we view romance today, that it’s only fair to dedicate time to look back on his poetic expertise with 10 beautiful quotes that are sure to charm any romantic.
1.
“And thus the heart will break, yet brokenly live on.”
Lord Byron, Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage
2.
“You gave me the key to your heart, my love, then why did you make me knock.”
Lord Byron
3.
“Always laugh when you can, it is cheap medicine.”
Lord Byron
4.
“All who joy would win
Must share it — Happiness was born a twin.”
Lord Byron
5.
“Friendship is love without wings.”
Lord Byron
6.
“Be thou the rainbow in the storms of life. The evening beam that smiles the clouds away, and tints tomorrow with prophetic ray.”
Lord Byron, The Bride of Abydos
7.
“‘Tis strange—but true; for truth is always strange;
Stranger than fiction.”
Lord Byron, Don Juan
8.
“The great object of life is sensation- to feel that we exist, even though in pain.”
Lord Byron, Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage
9.
“Love will find a way through paths where wolves fear to prey.”
Lord Byron, The Giacour
10.
“There are four questions of value in life… What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living “for, and what is worth dying for? The answer to each is same. Only love.”
Lord Byron
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